Mechanism for producing upon the surface of pile fabrics an imitation of the irregular curly appearance of astrakhan fur and the like.



J. DOBSON. M FOR PRODUCING UPON THE SURFACE OF PILE FABRICS AN IMITATIONOF THE IRREGULAR OURLY APPEARANCE 0F ASTRAKHAN FUR AND THE LIKE.

MEGHANIS M. 1E 7 m Wm u i 2 m a P m w w 1 N A U D E L I I; H m M F 0 I LP P A A I HIIIIINIIIIIIIHN'IIM:

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J. DOBSON. IKEEGHANISM FOR PRODUCING UPON THE SURFACE OF PILE FABRICS ANIMITATION OF THE IRREGULAR OURLY APPEARANCE 0P ASTRAKHAN FUR AND THELIKE.

APPLIUATION FILED m. 17,4914. 1 9 1 2 484 Patented July 7, 1914.

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2b all whomitraay concern; I f u I a JTBe it known that 1, Jenna Dossome citie which- 1s gonmaled inbearings on [the I of Fhiladelphia, stateofPennsy Veniafliave "ohtitidly end has keyed thereon a 'worm surface ofpile fabrics animitation ofIithe "14 0a one 'ofthe'standards 2. Thedriving I clear, and exact description, reference being a. "It [from asource of ower'to rotate the v I after described, having 'for'itsobjecttheprbsired."- When the shaft 13 is rotated, the

sists of the elements and the combinations; In, order that the hide c msbe wound 1.

is a plan view of a machine embodying in 1 shaft l with a airlof rictiondisks'l'l and invention. Fig. 2, igs-alside elevation thereo 18; Thedisk1 is keyed to the shaft 4 and V ,3, is a vertical sectionthereof, online-Z the disk 18 is rotatably mounted on the shaft of Fig. 1, Fig.4,35 a plan view of one i 4, between the disk 1? and a head or collar 19so I *ED TATE -1 QE:

ssuns nossonor rnm I run mucmmsn roe rnocoocnre orou' tiinricnos rumrmrc's' mm'arrox' on rm immune concur cinnamon-er mm aim wassenof.theUnited States, residin' in the city standards ofthe shaft 9extends invented certa n new and improve; wheelininesh with'a worm12secured on :1 merits in mechanism for producing-uponth'e hf drivingshaft 13 which turns in bearings irregular curl appearance of Astrakhan[shaft 13 is providedwithjast'and loose pol and the like, 0 which thefollowing is a full}, 1 is $15 and 16, respectively, adapted tore'ceivehadjto the accompanying drawings, forming shaft 13.: By shiitingt e beltfrom onegto a part of this specification. ;;-t- '1 the other'of thefast; and loose pulleys, the My'inventionarelatcs to mechanism heroineshaft"13 may be started and stopped, as deduction on the pile surfaceofvpil e fabrics worm12 and worm-wheel 11 turn the. shaft 1substantially permanent indentations or 5111- 9 and roller 8 inthe'direction of the arrow", 'r'essions inlimitation of thebfgenuine andthereby cause the roller 8 to draw the 4 strakhan and Persian'lembjsfabric 6 from the roller 5 around the idlers I To this end my inventedapparatus'con l 7 and winder roll'it u on the roller 81 s on the roller8, under'tension; I iirovide v ofthernas hereinafter set forth. '5 x'the' outwardly extendin I end of the roller In the accompanyingdraW1ngSFig1ire l,

ofthe figuring devices. Fig. 5, is a side'ymw 3 screwed on to the end ofthe shaft 4, a yieldof, the figuring deviceshown in Fig.4. Fig. 5 ingwasher 20 bein interposed between the 6,- is "a; yiewof a group offiguring deyices head 19 and the huof the disk 18. By adof differentsizes. Fig-7, is a detalllof'one justmg the head 19, the pressure of thedisk v I of the bearings for the perforated roller; 18a ainst the disklfl'imay be nicely shstt;.= "Fig. 8,. isa section, on line 8-8 of lateThe disk 18is provided withratc 25.. showing one of the'fr'ictiondevices, teeth which are engaged by afpawl'21 piv- E i 95.18 a'view,'part1 in elevation and oted on the adjacent standard 2. From this"partly broken away, of to perforate'drollerf construction it will beseen that whenthe and its shaft removed from the machine fabricfijis'drawn'from the roller 5, the aid 00 i Fig. 10, is a View, insection, of the per fo 21 will prevent the rotation of the dis 18ratedroller with the steam pi e applied and that the friction betweenthe engaged thereto. Fig. 11, is a view of t e finished faces .ofthedisks 17 and 18 will cause the.

' product of the machine.

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-. r fabric 6 to be drawn from the roller 5 under Referring to thedrawings, the frame of? tension and to be tightly wound upon the themachine comprises two spaced parallel roller 8'; v I y side standards 2connected by hori'zontal-tie The file fabric 22" to be treated is firstbars 3 extending therebetween and secured wound upon a roller 23 carriedby a shaft 7 r l l '24 which is mounted to turn in hearings in Extendingbetween the standards 2 andthe standards 2.- From the roller 23, thejourna-led in suitable bearings therein is a pile fabric passes over thetop of the fabric shaft 4 to which is secured a roller 5 carry- 6 withits ile surface uppermost between ing a rolled strip of porous fabric 6,such as the rollers and 8 and s drawn "into the duck. The fabric 6extends from the roll 5 layers of the fabric fi uponthe roller 8 entoand around idler rollers 7 and thence to a tering between the top of thefabric 6" 13nd 7 roller 8 upon which it is wound or rolled. ing to theroller 8 and the .lst ,-prece L I The idlers 7 are carried by shaftswhich-are layer ofthe fabric 6 rolled upon the roller mounted to turn inbearings in the standards so that, as the roller 8 rotates,-' thev pileards 2. The board 26 is movable about the fabric 22 may also be drawnfrom the r0 fabric 22 will be drawn from the roller 23 and rolled uponthe roller 8,-each layer of pile fabric being inclosed between twolayers of the fabric 6. I provide one end of the-roller shaft 24 -with afriction device axis'of the rod 28 toward and from the roller 8 and ispressed against the fabric 'j which passes being rolled thereon by aweight 29 at each end of the board 26. Each weight 29 is attached to oneend of a cord or chain 30 over a grooved pulley 31 journaled on a'pin onthe adjacent standard 2, the other'end of the cord 30 being attached toa downwardly-extending arm 32 of'the bracket 27 carrying the adjacentend of the board 26.

When the pile fabric 22 passes over the j I -rollers"'7 and the upperface of the fabric 6 f 30 on itsfway to the roller 8, the upper or pilesurface of the pile fabric. receives a quant ty of figuring orpatterningelements or devices 33 which are 'placed or scattered promiscuouslythereon by hand, in accordance with the generally irregular impressionsto be made in the pile in imitation of the fur of the genuine skins.Each figuring device 33 is formed of non-oxidizable and non-corrosible'metal, such as aluminum,

bent into sinuous form with all the sinuous curves thereof beingparallel to a single pla'ne,'-a's clearly shownlinFigs. 4 and 5, "sothat the devices will lie fiat'u on'each other and upon the pile surfaceof t, e fabric when dropped or scattered thereon by hand, as shown inFig. 1. As the fabric is wound upon the roller 8 the figuring devices 33are carried into and between the pile surfaceof the pile fabric 22 andthe next adjacent layer of the fabric 6,"an d are thereby caused toembedthemselv'es in. the pile of the pile fabric.

The figuring devices .33 are made' of different lengths some having moresinuous curves than'others, as shown-in Fig. 6, and

.,the devices 33 may also be 'made of wire of different gages for agreater variety of effects in the finished product.

The roller 8 is made hollow to receive steam, and it is also perforated,as clearly shown in Fig. 9, to permit the steam introduced to the roller8 to pass through the fabric rolled thereon, for a purpose hereinafterexplained. The upper portions of the bearings 10 for the'shaft 9 arehinged at 35 and are movable to the dotted line position, shown in Fig.6, to permit the removal of the shaft 9 and roller 8 from the machine.The n per portions of the bearings. 10 are held in the full lineposition by pivoted bolts 36 and thumb screws 37 thereon engaging thebearings. When the shaft 9 and the roller 8 are removed from themachine, the shaft 9 is withdrawn endwise from the roller aind'a steampipe 40 is inserted into the roller 8 as shown in Fig. 9. When the shaft9 is in the roller 8, a square portion 39 of'the shaft fitted to asquare opening in theend of the roller causes the roller to turn withthe shaft. One end of the pipe 40'has an elbow 41 thereon, be-

to form steam tightjointsh The other end vof the pipe 40 is closed andis exteriorly screw-threaded for the reception of a head tween which andthe end of the roller 8 i or nut 45 between which and the adjacent endof the roller 8 a (packing ring 46 is placed. When the hea or nut 45 isremoved from the pipe 40 it may be readily inserted into orremoved fromthe roller 8.

When the'pipe 40 is inserted and the head 45 is applied and tightened,the parts will be drawn tightly' against the packing rings 43, 44 .and46, so that no steam will escape from the ends of the roller. Theportion of the pipe 40 exposed to the interior of the roller 8 isprovided throughout its length with perforations for the evendistribution of steam entering the roller. Steam may be readily suppliedto the pipe 40 from a suitable source by connecting a pipe leadingtherefrom to the elbow 41. T

The 0 eration is as. follows: The shaft 9 and per orated roller 8 areplaced upon the machine, theporous fabric 6 is wound upon the roller -5and drawn therefrom around the rollers 7 and Wound several turns aroundI i the perforated roller 8. The pile fabric 22 to be treated is'woundupon the roller 23 and drawn therefrom to and over the rollers its freeend inserted between the upper face of the fabric 6 leading to theroller 8 and the bottom of the outside layer of the fabric 6 around theroller 8, so that the subsequent operation of the machine will wind bothfabrics 6 and 22 upon the roller 8 as pretobe imitated. Power is nowapplied to; the shaft 13 and both fabrics 6 and 22 are tightly woundupon the roller 8, carrying 115 I 7 and thence over the top ofthe'fabric 6 and 1 them in the pile of the pile fabric,

' pile fabric. As rapidly the roller 8, several additional layers ofric. The shaft roller 8 until the i ea ist 1 the figuring devices 33into the roll of fabric between the pile surface of the pile fabric 22and the fabric 6 facin face around the rollers 8. The tight Winding ofthe fabric upon the roller '8 forces the figuring devices 33 into andembeds and, as the figuring devices are non-compressible and ofsubstantially permanent configuration, they form distinct and welldefined indentations or impressions in the pile of the as the pilefabric 22 is taken up by the roller 8, the figuring devices 33 areplaced or scattered on the pile surface thereof as it passes to theroller 8; and after all the pile fabric has passed Itlo t e fabric 6 areWound around the roll of fabrying the roll of fabric removed from themachine, and the the roller 8 and the pipe 40 applied thereto.

The pipe 40 is then connected to a source of.

dry steam supply and the steam turned 'on, The dry steam enters theroller 8 and asses therefrom through the perforations-t ierein andthrough the porous the pile fabric being also porous.

utes whenthe steam is turned off. The roll of fabric is then permittedto remain on the fabric has thoroughly cooled, thereby setting the pilewith the indentations formed therein by the" figuring devices 33 andforming substantially permanent impressions in true imitation of fur ofthe genuine skins. After cooling, the fabric is unrolled from the roller8 and the roller 8, shaft 9, figurin devices'33 and porous fabric 6 arereturne to the machine for a succeeding operation on 'a fresh "roll ofpile fabric. I I

The figuring devices 33, when laced or scattered upon the pile surface othe pile fabric and lying either singly or crossing each other thereon,provide patterns of the exact form of the impressions or indentationsdesired to be made in the pile of the pile fabric in true imitation ofthe curly fur of the genuine skins.

Before the pile fabric is placed upon the roller 23 to be treated asjust described, it

i is treated in the usual manner to cause the pile threads of certainspots or regions to extend in one direction and the pile threads ofcertain other spots or regions to extend in other directions, inimitation of the pethe pile surperforated take-up and means for rotatingsaid roller, means to supply a strip of pile fabric and means to sup 9and roller 8 are now car? shaft 9 is removed from roller,

fabric 6 and pile,

to supply a strip of porous hon-compressible and the . afiixed mysignature culiar appearance of the of the natural;-

skins.

Having thus described my invention, I claim v 1. Mechanism forproducing-upon the surface of plain pile fabrics an imitation of thesurface appearance of Astrakh'an fur and the like,

porting frame, a hollowand peripherally orous fabric both adapted ply astrip of to said perforated roller to be delivere compressing roller,

under tension, a series of non-compressible figuring devices of sinuousform adapted to, he flat by gravity upon the surface of the pile, fabricand be pressed to introduce steam to said j'hollow rollen 2. Mechanismof the" character recited comprising in-combination a supporting frame,

a hollow and peripherally perforated means to support it removably onthe frame, "means to rotate said roller, means to introduce steam to itsinterior thereof, means to supply a strip of pile. fabric and meansfabric, to said hollow roller, under tension, and a series ofnon-oxidizable figuring devices of sinuous form, each having its sinuouscurves all substantially parallel to 1 the same plane andadapted,'when,loosely scattered on the pile fabric as delivered, toassume by gravity a fiat position thereon.

3. Mechanism of the character recited comprising in -combination aframe, means to sup ort and let off a strip of fabric to be treate meansto an of porous fabric, a

erforated take-up roller, means to rotate it to draw said pile fabricand porous fabric in alternating relation in each convolutionofthe rolland 1n compressed relation, and

a series of non-compressible figuring de-. l

vices of sinuous form adapted to lie flat by gravity and adapted to becompressed. in

that position between each convolutionof' the roll.

" In testimony this thirty first day of December, A. D. 1913.

. JAMES Benson 'Witnesses: v

ARTHUR R. SPENCER, WM. MoRIsoN.

whereof, I have hereunto port and let-off a strip H ollow andperipherally 65. 1 comprising in combination a sup- 75 .7 v into thesame through said porous fabric,=through theacs 3 tion of the take-uphollow roller, and means

